In 2024, the District of Columbia had the highest reported violent crime rate in the United States, with ******* violent crimes per 100,000 residents. In contrast, Maine had the lowest reported violent crime rate, with around *** offenses per 100,000 of the population. Life in the District The District of Columbia has seen fluctuating population growth over the past few decades. Its population declined throughout the 1990s, when crime rates were at their peak, but has recovered since then. While unemployment in the district has also been falling, it still had a high poverty rate in recent years. Law enforcement in the U.S. Crime rates in the U.S. have decreased compared to previous years, although many Americans still perceive crime as an important issue. The number of law enforcement officers in the U.S. has recently increased. Additionally, initiatives by the Justice Department, focused on community-based prevention and intervention programs, have further helped lower violent crime rates.

In 2023, the state with the highest crime rate in the United States per 100,000 inhabitants was New Mexico. That year, the crime rate was ******** crimes per 100,000 people. In comparison, New Hampshire had the lowest crime rate at ****** crimes per 100,000 people. Crime rate The crime rate in the United States has generally decreased over time. There are several factors attributed to the decrease in the crime rate across the United States. An increase in the number of police officers and an increase in income are some of the reasons for a decrease in the crime rate. Unfortunately, people of color have been disproportionately affected by crime rates, as they are more likely to be arrested for a crime versus a white person. Crime rates regionally The District of Columbia had the highest rate of reported violent crimes in the United States in 2023 per 100,000 inhabitants. The most common crime clearance type in metropolitan counties in the United States in 2020 was murder and non-negligent manslaughter. The second most dangerous city in the country in 2020 was Detroit. Detroit has faced severe levels of economic and demographic declines in the past years. Not only has the population decreased, the city has filed for bankruptcy. Despite the median household income increasing, the city still struggles financially.

United States Crime Analysis Report (1979–2023)

Introduction
This dataset and report present a comprehensive view of U.S. crime from 1979 to 2023, based on FBI Summary Reporting System (SRS) data. It analyzes national and state-level trends, per-capita patterns, and the divide between property and violent crimes.

1. Peak Crime Years

• 1991: Highest combined total (14.87 million)
• 1992: Peak violent crime (1.93 million)
• 1991: Peak property crime (12.96 million)
• Crime stayed elevated from 1990 to 1996
• Decline began post-1994

2. National Crime Decline (1991–2023)

• Total crime ↓ 48.4% (14.8M → 7.6M)
• Property crime ↓ 50.5% (12.96M → 6.42M)
• Violent crime ↓ 34.4% (1.91M → 1.25M)

U.S. population increased — crime per capita fell even more sharply.

3. Crime Rate per 100,000 People (2023)

• Total crime rate: ~2.2%
• Property crime: ~2.0%
• Violent crime: ~0.2%

4. State-Level Per Capita Drop (1991–2023)

• Total crime: 5.37% → 2.23% (↓ 58.4%)
• Property crime: 4.78% → 1.87% (↓ 60.8%)
• Violent crime: 0.60% → 0.36% (↓ 38.9%)

5. Highest Crime States (1979–2023)

District of Columbia
- Total crimes: 2.15M
- Population: 27.6M
- Crime-to-population ratio: 7.8% (highest in the nation)

6. Lowest Crime States (1979–2023)

7. Property vs. Violent Crime (Key States)

8. Total Crimes by Type (1979–2023)

• Larceny: 300,122,525
• Burglary: 105,391,108
• Motor Vehicle Theft: 50,070,081
• Robbery: 20,031,836
• Rape (legacy): 3,477,001
• Rape (revised): 1,447,857
• Homicide: 844,649

Larceny alone makes up nearly half of all crime.

9. Key Patterns and Insights

• Most U.S. crime is property-related, not violent.
• High-crime states range between 4%–5.2%
• Low-crime states range between 2.4%–3.3%
• Crime has fallen sharply since 1991 despite population growth.
• Property crime outpaces violent crime by 4–7x across all states.
• Larceny and burglary dominate the national crime profile.
• Alaska is a statistical outlier (low total, high per-capita rate)

Executive Summary

This report provides a thorough analysis of criminal activity in the United States from 1979 to 2023, covering both violent and property crime trends at the national and state levels. Crime rates in the United States reached their highest recorded levels during the early 1990s. In 1991, the combined total of property and violent crimes peaked at nearly 14.9 million offenses, with violent crime remaining exceptionally high from 1991 to 1993—each year recording close to 1.9 million violent incidents, the highest sustained period in the report’s history. After 1994, both violent and property crime began a sustained and significant decline.

Between 1991 and 2023, the United States experienced a dramatic reduction in reported crime. Total crime fell by approximately 48%, dropping from 14.8 million incidents in 1991 to 7.6 million in 2023. Property crime declined by 50.5%, while violent crime decreased by 34.4%. These improvements occurred even as the U.S. population continued to grow, further lowering the per-capita crime rate nationwide. By 2023, national crime rates reached historic lows, with the total crime rate at roughly 2.2%, property crime at about 2.0%, and violent crime just 0.2%. These figures confirm a substantial and sustained improvement in public safety across the country.

State-level averages mirrored the national trend, with nearly all states showing consistent decreases in crime rates between 1991 and 2023. Property crime dropped by 60.8%, total crime by 58.4%, and violent crime by 38.9%, reflecting widespread reductions not confined t...

In 2024, the property crime rate in the District of Columbia was ******* reported property crimes per 100,000 residents. ******************************************* rounded out the top five states with the highest rates of property crime in that year.

In 2024, ********* property and violent crimes were reported in California - the most out of any state. Texas followed behind, with ******* reported crimes. However, as the FBI estimates national trends of crime by asking law enforcement agencies across the country to self-report their crime data, the reported number of crimes committed in each state is dependent upon whether they provided the information to the Bureau's crime reporting system. For example, the state of Florida reported only *** percent of their crime data in 2022, raising the question of whether Florida has again failed to report the majority of their crimes in 2023 and if they should be higher up on this list. As many states have neglected to report all of their crime data to the FBI in the last few years, the total numbers may not accurately represent the number of crimes committed in each state.

The graph illustrates the murder rate in the United States from 1985 to 2026. The x-axis represents the years, labeled with two-digit abbreviations from '85 to '26, while the y-axis shows the annual murder rate per 100,000 individuals. Throughout this 42-year period, the murder rate fluctuates between a high of 10.66 in 1991 and a low of 4.7 in 2014. Overall, the data reveals a significant downward trend in the murder rate from the mid-1980s, reaching its lowest point in the mid-2010s, followed by slight increases in the most recent years.

In 2024, approximately ***** violent crimes per 100,000 residents were reported in Memphis, Tennessee, making it the most dangerous city in the United States that year. This was followed by Oakland, California, with around **** violent crimes per 100,000 residents during the same period.

This dataset contains different collected datasets with crime data of many large cities. Below are the descriptions for each seperate dataset. Note: Dataset properties and column may differ from each other since the information was collected by the local police in different styles and situations.

1. Los Angeles

The Los Angeles dataset has the collected data on different crimes that happened in Los Angeles from 2000 up until May 2024. The columns are as follows:

• DR_NO - Division of Records Number: Official file number made up of a 2 digit year, area ID, and 5 digits

• Date Rptd - The date when the police found out about the crime

• Date OCC - The actual date of the crime

• Time OCC - In military time

• Area - The LAPD has 21 Community Police Stations referred to as Geographic Areas within the department. These Geographic Areas are sequentially numbered from 1-21.

• Area Name - The 21 Geographic Areas or Patrol Divisions are also given a name designation that references a landmark or the surrounding community that it is responsible for. For example 77th Street Division is located at the intersection of South Broadway and 77th Street, serving neighborhoods in South Los Angeles.

• Rpt Dist No - A four-digit code that represents a sub-area within a Geographic Area. All crime records reference the "RD" that it occurred in for statistical comparisons. Find LAPD Reporting Districts on the LA City GeoHub at http://geohub.lacity.org/datasets/c4f83909b81d4786aa8ba8a74a4b4db1_4

• Crm Cd - Indicates the crime committed. (Same as Crime Code 1)

• Crm Cd Desc - Defines the Crime Code provided.

• Mocodes - Modus Operandi: Activities associated with the suspect in commission of the crime.

• Vict Age - The age of the victim

• Vict Sex - The gender of the victim. They are as follows:

  • M - Male
  • F - Female
  • X - Unknown

• Vict Descent - Descent Code:

  • A - Other Asian
  • B - Black
  • C - Chinese
  • D - Cambodian
  • F - Filipino
  • G - Guamanian
  • H - Hispanic/Latin/Mexican
  • I - American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • J - Japanese
  • K - Korean
  • L - Laotian
  • O - Other
  • P - Pacific Islander
  • S - Samoan
  • U - Hawaiian
  • V - Vietnamese
  • W - White
  • X - Unknown
  • Z - Asian Indian

• Premis Cd - The type of structure, vehicle, or location where the crime took place.

• Premis Desc - Defines the Premise Code provided.

• Weapon Used Cd - The type of weapon used in the crime.

• Status - Status of the case. (IC is the default)

• Status Desc - Defines the Status Code provided.

• Crm Cd 1 - Indicates the crime committed. Crime Code 1 is the primary and most serious one. Crime Code 2, 3, and 4 are respectively less serious offenses. Lower crime class numbers are more serious.

• Crm Cd 2 - May contain a code for an additional crime, less serious than Crime Code 1.

• Crm Cd 3 - May contain a code for an additional crime, less serious than Crime Code 1.

• Crm Cd 4 - May contain a code for an additional crime, less serious than Crime Code 1.

• Location - Street address of crime incident rounded to the nearest hundred block to maintain anonymity.

• Cross Street - Cross Street of rounded Address

• LAT - Latitude

• LON - Longitude

This dataset has 28 columns and 944K rows. I hope you will find it useful. God bless you

1. Chicago

This dataset contains crime data on Chicago, from 2001 to present. The columns are as follows:

• ID - Unique Identifier for the record

• Case Number - The Chicago Police Department RD Number (Records Division Number), which is unique to the incident.

• Date - Date when the incident occurred. this is sometimes a best estimate.

• Block - The partially redacted address where the incident occurred, placing it on the same block as the actual address.

• IUCR - The Illinois Unifrom Crime Reporting code. This is directly linked to the Primary Type and Description. See the list of IUCR codes at https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/c7ck-438e..

• Primary Type - The primary description of the IUCR code.

• Description - The secondary description of the IUCR code, a subcategory of the primary description.

• Location Description - Description of the location where the incident occurred.

• Arrest - Indicates whether an arrest was made.

• Domestic - Indicates whether the incident was domestic-related as defined by the Illinois Domestic Violence Act.

• Beat - Indicates the beat where the incident occurred. A beat is the smallest police geographic area – each beat has a dedicated police beat car. Three to five beats make up a police sector, and three sectors make up a police district. The Chicago Police Department has 22 police districts. See the beats at https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/aerh-rz74.

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In 2024, the violent crime rate in the United States was ***** cases per 100,000 of the population. Even though the violent crime rate has been decreasing since 1990, the United States tops the ranking of countries with the most prisoners. Violent crimes in the U.S. In 2024, there were around *** million violent crimes reported to the FBI in the United States, compared to around ****million property crimes that year. Among violent crimes, aggravated assaults were the most common offenses in the United States, while homicide offenses were the least common. Furthermore, Memphis, Oakland, and Detroit were the most dangerous cities with the highest rate of violent crimes in the country. Law enforcement and violent crime The violent crime rate in the U.S. followed a downward trend until about 2014, after which the crime rate stabilized. This occured alongside a decline in the number of law enforcement officers. Since then, an increase in the number of poliuce officers has not been associated with a further reduction in the country's violent crime rate.

The average for 2017 based on 9 countries was 11.9 homicides per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Brazil: 30.5 homicides per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Chile: 4.3 homicides per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2017. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The violent crime rate indicator includes both the total number of violent crime incidents per year in Champaign County, and the number of violent crime incidents per 100,000 people per year in Champaign County. “Violent crimes” are those counted in the following categories in the Illinois State Police’s annual Crime in Illinois report: Criminal Homicide, Criminal Sexual Assault (Rape), Robbery, Aggravated Assault, and Aggravated Battery. The incidence of violent crime is an integral part of understanding the safety of a given community.

Both the total number of offenses in Champaign County and the rate per 100,000 population were significantly lower in 2021 than at the start of the measured time period, 1996. The most recent rise in both of these figures was in 2019-2020, before falling again in 2021. The year with the lowest number of total offenses and the rate per 100,000 population in the study period was 2015; both measures are slightly higher since then.

This data is sourced from the Illinois State Police’s annually released Crime in Illinois: Annual Uniform Crime Report, available on the Uniform Crime Report Index Offense Explorer.

Sources: Illinois State Police. (2021). Crime in Illinois: Annual Uniform Crime Report 2021. Illinois State Police. (2020). Crime in Illinois: Annual Uniform Crime Report 2020. Illinois State Police. (2019). Crime in Illinois: Annual Uniform Crime Report 2019. Illinois State Police. (2018). Crime in Illinois: Annual Uniform Crime Report 2018. Illinois State Police. (2017). Crime in Illinois: Annual Uniform Crime Report 2017.Illinois State Police. (2016). Crime in Illinois: Annual Uniform Crime Report 2016. Illinois State Police. (2015). Crime in Illinois: Annual Uniform Crime Report 2015. Illinois State Police. (2014). Crime in Illinois: Annual Uniform Crime Report 2014.; Illinois State Police. (2012). Crime in Illinois: Annual Uniform Crime Report 2012.; Illinois State Police. (2011). Crime in Illinois: Annual Uniform Crime Report 2010-2011.; Illinois State Police. (2009). Crime in Illinois: Annual Uniform Crime Report 2009.; Illinois State Police. (2007). Crime in Illinois: Annual Uniform Crime Report 2007.; Illinois State Police. (2005). Crime in Illinois: Annual Uniform Crime Report 2005.; Illinois State Police. (2003). Crime in Illinois: Annual Uniform Crime Report 2003.; Illinois State Police. (2001). Crime in Illinois: Annual Uniform Crime Report 2001.; Illinois State Police. (1999). Crime in Illinois: Annual Uniform Crime Report 1999.; Illinois State Police. (1997). Crime in Illinois: Annual Uniform Crime Report 1997.

In 2024, the District of Columbia had the highest rate of murder and non-negligent manslaughter in the United States with a rate of 25.5 murders or non-negligent manslaughters per 100,000 inhabitants. Louisiana, New Mexico, Alabama, and Tennessee rounded out the top five states with the highest murder rates.

These data on 19th- and early 20th-century police department and arrest behavior were collected between 1975 and 1978 for a study of police and crime in the United States. Raw and aggregated time-series data are presented in Parts 1 and 3 on 23 American cities for most years during the period 1860-1920. The data were drawn from annual reports of police departments found in the Library of Congress or in newspapers and legislative reports located elsewhere. Variables in Part 1, for which the city is the unit of analysis, include arrests for drunkenness, conditional offenses and homicides, persons dismissed or held, police personnel, and population. Part 3 aggregates the data by year and reports some of these variables on a per capita basis, using a linear interpolation from the last decennial census to estimate population. Part 2 contains data for 267 United States cities for the period 1880-1890 and was generated from the 1880 federal census volume, REPORT ON THE DEFECTIVE, DEPENDENT, AND DELINQUENT CLASSES, published in 1888, and from the 1890 federal census volume, SOCIAL STATISTICS OF CITIES. Information includes police personnel and expenditures, arrests, persons held overnight, trains entering town, and population.

These data examine the effects on total crime rates of changes in the demographic composition of the population and changes in criminality of specific age and race groups. The collection contains estimates from national data of annual age-by-race specific arrest rates and crime rates for murder, robbery, and burglary over the 21-year period 1965-1985. The data address the following questions: (1) Are the crime rates reported by the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) data series valid indicators of national crime trends? (2) How much of the change between 1965 and 1985 in total crime rates for murder, robbery, and burglary is attributable to changes in the age and race composition of the population, and how much is accounted for by changes in crime rates within age-by-race specific subgroups? (3) What are the effects of age and race on subgroup crime rates for murder, robbery, and burglary? (4) What is the effect of time period on subgroup crime rates for murder, robbery, and burglary? (5) What is the effect of birth cohort, particularly the effect of the very large (baby-boom) cohorts following World War II, on subgroup crime rates for murder, robbery, and burglary? (6) What is the effect of interactions among age, race, time period, and cohort on subgroup crime rates for murder, robbery, and burglary? (7) How do patterns of age-by-race specific crime rates for murder, robbery, and burglary compare for different demographic subgroups? The variables in this study fall into four categories. The first category includes variables that define the race-age cohort of the unit of observation. The values of these variables are directly available from UCR and include year of observation (from 1965-1985), age group, and race. The second category of variables were computed using UCR data pertaining to the first category of variables. These are period, birth cohort of age group in each year, and average cohort size for each single age within each single group. The third category includes variables that describe the annual age-by-race specific arrest rates for the different crime types. These variables were estimated for race, age, group, crime type, and year using data directly available from UCR and population estimates from Census publications. The fourth category includes variables similar to the third group. Data for estimating these variables were derived from available UCR data on the total number of offenses known to the police and total arrests in combination with the age-by-race specific arrest rates for the different crime types.

In 2020, Memphis, TN-MS-AR reported 1,358.8 violent crimes per 100,000 inhabitants, the most out of any metro area in the United States. Monroe, LA followed closely behind, with a violent crime rate of 1,308.5 crimes per 100,000 inhabitants.

The graph shows the number of violent crime victims in the United States by gender from 2015 to 2026. The x-axis represents the years, while the y-axis indicates the number of male and female victims reported annually. Male victim counts range from a low of 181,851 in 2015 to a peak of 580,445 in 2023, while female victim counts range from 165,060 in 2015 to a high of 531,872 in 2023. Both genders show a consistent upward trend from 2015 to 2023, followed by a sharp drop in 2026. The data illustrates parallel trends for both male and female victims across the observed period.

In response to a growing concern about hate crimes, the United States Congress enacted the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990. The Act requires the attorney general to establish guidelines and collect, as part of the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, data "about crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity, including where appropriate the crimes of murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, aggravated assault, simple assault, intimidation, arson, and destruction, damage or vandalism of property." Hate crime data collection was required by the Act to begin in calendar year 1990 and to continue for four successive years. In September 1994, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act amended the Hate Crime Statistics Act to add disabilities, both physical and mental, as factors that could be considered a basis for hate crimes. Although the Act originally mandated data collection for five years, the Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996 amended the collection duration "for each calendar year," making hate crime statistics a permanent addition to the UCR program. As with the other UCR data, law enforcement agencies contribute reports either directly or through their state reporting programs. Information contained in the data includes number of victims and offenders involved in each hate crime incident, type of victims, bias motivation, offense type, and location type.

Crime Trends in India from 2001 to 2020

A Statistical Overview of Criminal Victimization and Offender Action

By Rajanand Ilangovan [source]

About this dataset

This Dataset provides an up-to-date analysis of crime trends in India from 2001 to the present. It contains complete information about different types of crimes such as rape, murder, and theft that were committed across India. By analyzing this dataset we can determine the areas where crimes were most prevalent, what type of offenders were usually involved in the crime and which year had the highest number of registered cases. Additionally, we can also analyse which group experienced most complaints and what kind of punishments or consequences they faced like departmental enquiries, magisterial enquiries or police personnel trials completed. This data set is perfect for further research into crime trends in India and will help us better understand why certain types of crimes take place more frequently than others

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• Area Name (state or UT) where the crime was reported. • Year in which the crime was reported. • Subgroup (type of crime). • Number of cases registered, number of cases reported for departmental action etc., related to a particular type of crime and state/UT.
• Number of complaints/cases declared false/unsubstantiated, number of police personnel convictions etc., related to a particular type of crime and state/UT.
• Number of cases in which offenders were others known persons to the victims, neighbours or relatives to the victims etc., related to a particular type of crime and state/UT.

By studying this dataset one might explore different angles by analysing factors like:

• What are the top states with high rate criminal activities? Which areas are relatively safer?
• Are any states witnessing higher incidences than national average levels? Alternatively, are there any regions which have recorded lower rates than national average levels?
• What is trend between sub crimes across India both regional & time wise? How has it changed over time ? (2001-20) ;
Movement among crimes on monthly basis during period 2001 - 2020 Comparison among ages , genders & professions involved with Crime Rates && Timeline comparison between Types Of Crime , Crimes Involving Police Personnel Contractors in Crimes as timeline . Immigration Report . Is absolute difference btw urban & rural up from previous years ? Open conversations about what government efforts need more focus & why . Fundamentals impacting reducing / increasing rate behind closed doors . Any impactful key insights about SelfDefence Degree given out that year highlighting decreasing / increasing amount if increase thenwhat extra activity got curated btw that law was enacted vs before enactment if possible Outliers Analysis on same murders done by pediphiles or sexual assault against women under minorities if exists

Research Ideas

• Analyzing crime trends over time by analyzing the Year, Sub_group and Area_Name columns to understand different types of crimes and patterns of criminal activity in India.

• Evaluating the effectiveness of police response to different types of crimes, such as comparing the CPA_-_Cases_Registered, CPA_-_Cases_Reported_for_Dept._Action and CPB_-_Police_PersonnelAcquitted data fields across different time periods, sub-groups and areas to assess how well law enforcement is responding to crimes reported.

• Tracking changes in punishment awarded for different crimes by analyzing the CPC_-_Police_-Personnel_-Major-Punishment_-awarded data field for changes over ti...

The average for 2017 based on 97 countries was 7.4 homicides per 100,000 people. The highest value was in El Salvador: 61.8 homicides per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Japan: 0.2 homicides per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2017. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Crime rate against Children-India

Investigating Crime Trends and Patterns Across India

By Bhavna Chawla [source]

About this dataset

This dataset provides an in-depth look at crime against children throughout India. The data, collected from state and union territories throughout the country, tracks arrests made in response to a variety of crimes including infanticide, murder of children, rape of Children, kidnapping and abduction of children, foeticide, abetment of suicide, exposure and abandonment. Additionally it looks at procuration of minor girls as well as buying or selling minors for prostitution. It also illustrates arrests made related to violation or prevention under the Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act (PCMA).

The dataset paints an unfortunately dark image across India with rising numbers each year - painfully representing the suffering these innocent minors have faced over time. Through this dataset we can not only get a better understanding on who is leading the charge in terms of crime rate but also uncover startling patterns about type specified categories that are particularly egregious when it comes to number of arrests made. By examining this data more closely together we can unravel meaningful solutions which ultimately could help protect our beloved child population from needless harm and distress

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This dataset is suitable for researchers interested in learning more about crime against children as well as government planners who may want to analyze which states have higher rates of various types of crimes and identify strategies for managing them.

To use this dataset, start by examining the main columns – STATE/UT, CRIME HEAD, 2001-2012 – which provide additional information about each row such as state or UT name and type of crime committed respectively. Then you can use a visualized comparison to evaluate trends across all the listed years: a look at total numbers or changes over time will help reveal how arrests vary among different categories or within a particular year; it will also identify areas with particularly high numbers that need more attention from policy makers. These visualizations can also be compared with statistics on population density or socio-economic characteristics such as literacy rate or poverty levels to get further insights into characterizing patterns for targeted interventions that could reduce criminal activities towards vulnerable communities.

Additionally, you could use this dataset combined with other external sources/variables (governance measures taken against certain categories etc.) to build predictive models that identify relationships between risks factors associated with higher rate of specific type(s) criminal activities prevailing amongst certain age group(s). Such approaches would help contribute towards evidence informed public safety interventions, public health initiatives and legal systems strengthening over time specifically targeting those districts where higher rates are taking place so that people especially women & girls are protected from any form physical abuse & harassment leading potential threat on their living condition & livelihood opportunities eventually affecting national development levels if left unchecked regularly each year progressing forward

Research Ideas

• This dataset could be used to identify the states with the highest crime rates against children, and explore any potential correlations between crime statistics and social or economic factors in those states.
• This dataset can also be used to analyze state-wise trends over time to assess whether government initiatives aimed at curbing crimes against children have been effective or not.
• The dataset can also help researchers examine which type of crimes are most prevalent in each state/UT and come up with ways to reduce these crimes via policy measures or public outreach programs, etc

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors. Data Source

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File: Crime head-wise persons arrested under crime against children during 2001-2012.csv | Column name | Description | |:---------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------| | STATE/UT | The state or union territory in India. (String) | | CRIME HEAD | The type of crime against chi...